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Witness Describes Plane Crash As 'Something From A Movie' Apparently Unaware Movies Are Fake
By BSN Staff, . BSN Network. Satire.
MIAMI, FL. An Amazon cargo plane overshot a runway at Miami International Airport on Friday afternoon, killing five people and injuring five others in what officials are describing as a major aviation incident and what at least one bystander is describing as cinematically compelling.
The plane, operated by freight carrier Global Air Cargo on behalf of Amazon, departed the end of the runway and came to rest in a grassy area adjacent to the airport perimeter. Rescue crews responded within minutes. The scene was described by first responders as chaotic, by federal investigators as an active inquiry, and by a 34-year-old man named Derek who was picking someone up from arrivals as, quote, totally like a movie.
"I don't know, it was just, like, something from a movie," Derek told reporters, pausing to check whether his passenger had texted. "Like a big movie. An action one."
Derek did not specify which movie. Investigators have not yet determined whether the film in question was a theatrical release or streaming original, and that information is not expected to be available until the investigation concludes, possibly in eighteen months.
The National Transportation Safety Board has dispatched a team to Miami to begin recovering flight data and cockpit voice recorders. A spokesperson confirmed the agency would be conducting a full review of the aircraft's final approach, crew communications, weather conditions, and runway data. The spokesperson did not compare any of this to a movie.
Other witnesses at the airport reported similar reactions, describing the event as surreal, shocking, and hard to believe. One woman said it did not feel real. A man near the international terminal said it was like watching something on a screen. A gate agent who declined to give her name said she had seen things on television that looked exactly like this, which raises questions nobody at this outlet is qualified to answer.
Amazon released a statement expressing grief for the victims and their families, confirming it was cooperating fully with authorities, and noting that the safety of its operations partners remains a core priority, a phrase that aviation lawyers will be reading very carefully and the rest of us are invited to read as often as we like.
Global Air Cargo did not immediately respond to requests for comment. The aircraft, a Boeing 767 freighter, was carrying cargo and a crew of five at the time of the crash. The identities of the deceased have not yet been released pending notification of next of kin.
Federal Aviation Administration records show the 767 is among the most common freighter aircraft in operation across North American carriers. It has appeared in several films.
Derek, reached briefly by phone for a follow-up comment, said he had since googled what movie he was thinking of and believed it was "Con Air," a 1997 Nicolas Cage vehicle in which a convict transport plane crashes in Las Vegas. He acknowledged the circumstances were different but maintained the vibe was similar.
Five families are beginning the process of identifying and mourning the dead. The airport has resumed partial operations on unaffected runways.
Derek's passenger's flight was delayed.
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